Remove Door Lock No Slot

Now you are ready to being removing the external side of the door knob or the opposing side from the one you ve already worked on.

Remove door lock no slot.

Straighten a paper clip and insert it into the hole. If the knob has a recessed setscrew turn the setscrew counterclockwise with a correctly sized hex head wrench until the door knob slides from the. You should see a tiny slot or hole. Look for a thin slot or a recessed hex head setscrew on the lock side of the doorknob.

When the doorknob is unscrewed you can easily remove both the interior and exterior locks. The next step will be unscrewing the face plate which will be accessible once the door knobs are unscrewed. Apply a bit of pressure to the paper clip to trigger a release button inside the hardware. If any screws are exposed during this process remove them to release the lock and remove it from the door.

How to take off a door knob with no screws. Grab a ruler or tape measurer and find the distance from the center of the hole where the knob was and the edge of the door frame. Tug on the knob and it will slide right off. Once triggered the lever or lock trim can be removed from the door.

Push the tip of a narrow screwdriver into the hole. After unscrewing the screws removing the doorknob should be easy. Use a phillips screwdriver to remove the screws that run from one backing plate to its opposite through the bore hole. Now it is time to remove the internal screws and take off the remaining pieces.